A Vallejo group wants to bring an historic, 19th Century naval vessel that served in the Spanish-American War to Northern California.

The USS Olympia is currently anchored on the Delaware River as
part of Philadelphia's Independence Seaport Museum. But it has ties
to Northern California.

"The Olympia was built in San Francisco and she spent the first
three years of her life basically operating out of Mare
Island."

Dennis Kelly is with the Navy Yard Association - a group of
former naval shipyard workers at Vallejo's Mare Island.

The Seaport Museum says it can't afford to dry dock the ship
anymore. So Kelly and his group plan to apply for the vessel when
bidding for the ship is opened next month.

"Our vision is to acquire the ship to make it available for
public viewing."

Kelly says the group will need to raise about $20 million to
repair the ship's hull and deck and to move it to Northern
California. If all goes as planned, the Olympia could be anchored
in either Vallejo or San Francisco in 2013.